Art Making from Kindergarten to Graduation
Andy Warhol brought bold colors, repeated portraits, and commercial flair into the world of fine art. This project is part digital design, part traditional art, and a whole lot of fun. Whether you’re a teacher, student, or just looking for a creative weekend activity, this project lets you mix digital tools with hands-on coloring for… Continue reading Step-by-Step Guide to DIY Warhol Art
Step 1: Understanding Hand Proportions Before we draw a hand holding something, it's important to understand the basic proportions of the hand. I found that drawing guide lines on my own hands is very helpful with proportions. When I position my hands a certain way, the guide lines show me the correct way to draw… Continue reading Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Hands
Simple things I added to my classroom to help with my sanity and classroom management When the school year was ending in 2024, I felt the most drained I have ever felt from teaching. I realized that through having children and with the lockdown, I had not worked a full year since 2019! I was… Continue reading Effective Classroom Strategies: Lowering Stress Levels for Teachers
I have been in the classroom for over 15 years. I have taught kindergarten through 12th grade. I have taught private school, public school, as a lead teacher, as an assistant. I have run the gamut with classroom sizes, budgets, roles, etc. Over the years, there are musts I need to have in my classroom.… Continue reading Top 10 Must Haves for the Art Room
Recently I attended a PD about flipped classrooms where students complete readings, lectures, and/or research prior to the start of class. In this age of technology, I loved this idea. However, I also worry about the digital divide so I thought I could include the flipped classroom format into my daily routine. During the pandemic,… Continue reading iMovie for the Classroom
Pablo Picasso (photograph) by Beaton, Cecil is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Picasso is a great artist to teach to young kids. I like introducing him to kindergarten students because he was a very skilled, technical artist, even considered a prodigy. He mastered realistic drawing early in his life and began exploring abstraction during a time… Continue reading Picasso-esque Self Portraits
Over the years of teaching, I’ve encountered one questions that I have learned to answer and developed my classroom around… “How can you grade my art when art is subjective?” In my first years of teaching, I would sometimes take offense to this questions as if I was being told that my class did not… Continue reading Grading Tips for the Art Room
In the Art Room with Mrs. D 